Chestertown Tea Party: A Historic Act of Defiance Against British Taxation
On May 23rd, 1774, residents of Chestertown, Maryland, staged their own version of the Boston Tea Party by dumping tea into the Chester River. This act of defiance was part…
The Start of the American Revolution: April 19, 1775
1775: On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began in Lexington, Massachusetts, as the first shots were fired between colonial minutemen and British troops. Later that day, more skirmishes occurred…
1770: The Boston Massacre – A Pivotal Event in American History
1770: The Boston Massacre: On March 1st, 1770, a pivotal event in American history unfolded when British soldiers opened fire on a taunting crowd of colonists in Boston, killing five…